World Geography and Capitals

The World Economic Forum is famously held annually in the Swiss mountain resort town of Davos. Zurich, Berne, and Geneva are major Swiss cities, but they do not host this specific event.

Abuja became the capital city of Nigeria in 1991, replacing Lagos.

Ramallah serves as the administrative center and de facto headquarters of the Palestinian Authority.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has its headquarters in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. ASEAN is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, while SAARC is in Kathmandu, Nepal, and APEC is in Singapore.

The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) was established in Laxenburg, near Vienna, Austria, in 2010.

The 5th WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Cancun, Mexico, in 2003. Cancun is a major tourist city located on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

The 1955 Bandung Conference in Indonesia was the first large-scale Afro-Asian conference and the birthplace of the Panchsheel principles.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, along with its sister organization, the World Bank.

The headquarters of EEC are in Brussels. Brussels is considered to be the capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital, and no plans to declare one, but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat officially the second seat but the most important one of the European Parliament. 

Canberra was selected as the capital of Australia in 1908 as a compromise between the two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne.

The 43rd Munich Security Conference, which is the premier forum for debating international security policy, took place in February 2007.

The Headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) are at Manila. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in Manila, Philippines, is dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific through loans and grants.  

The Headquarters of World Bank are situated at Washington D.C. The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty. According to the World Bank's Articles of Agreement as amended effective 16 February 1989, all of its decisions must be guided by a commitment to promote foreign investment, international trade, and facilitate capital investment. 

Lisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal.